The effect of sending appointment reminders to patients under treatment for substance abuse in the city of Córdoba, Argentina
Introduction. The treatments for substance abuse are known for their high dropout rates and reduced adherence levels, making it necessary to develop strategies to increase adherence. Objective. To determine the effect of sending reminders before each scheduled appointment on attendance to the appoin...
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Treatment compliance and adherence Addiction medicine Reminding systems Cumplimiento y Adherencia al Tratamiento Medicina de las Adicciones Sistemas Recordatorios |
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Treatment compliance and adherence Addiction medicine Reminding systems Cumplimiento y Adherencia al Tratamiento Medicina de las Adicciones Sistemas Recordatorios Bonino, Pablo Martin Salvia, Nicolas Nocetti, Graciana Michelini, Yanina Parker, Dario Gigena The effect of sending appointment reminders to patients under treatment for substance abuse in the city of Córdoba, Argentina |
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Treatment compliance and adherence Addiction medicine Reminding systems Cumplimiento y Adherencia al Tratamiento Medicina de las Adicciones Sistemas Recordatorios |
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Bonino, Pablo Martin Salvia, Nicolas Nocetti, Graciana Michelini, Yanina Parker, Dario Gigena |
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Bonino, Pablo Martin Salvia, Nicolas Nocetti, Graciana Michelini, Yanina Parker, Dario Gigena |
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Bonino, Pablo Martin |
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The effect of sending appointment reminders to patients under treatment for substance abuse in the city of Córdoba, Argentina |
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The effect of sending appointment reminders to patients under treatment for substance abuse in the city of Córdoba, Argentina |
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The effect of sending appointment reminders to patients under treatment for substance abuse in the city of Córdoba, Argentina |
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Introduction. The treatments for substance abuse are known for their high dropout rates and reduced adherence levels, making it necessary to develop strategies to increase adherence. Objective. To determine the effect of sending reminders before each scheduled appointment on attendance to the appointments in patients under treatment for problems due to substance abuse. Method. Inter-subject experimental design with control group was applied. In the study 74 patients took part (52.7% women, 47.3% men) from a public health care center in Cordoba (Argentina). Results: When compared with the control group, the patients who got remainders showed 14.9% more attendance to the appointments. Sex, age and type of service did not present significant effects regarding attendance rate. Discussion: Remainders could be an effective strategy to increase treatment adherence and optimize public resources for addiction care. |
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I10-R360-article-306032025-04-03T12:05:39Z The effect of sending appointment reminders to patients under treatment for substance abuse in the city of Córdoba, Argentina Efecto del envío de recordatorios sobre la asistencia a los turnos en pacientes bajo tratamiento de consumo de sustancias en la ciudad de Córdoba (Argentina) Efeito do envio de lembretes sobre a assistência a citas em pacientes com tratamento de uso de substâncias na cidade de Córdoba, Argentina Bonino, Pablo Martin Salvia, Nicolas Nocetti, Graciana Michelini, Yanina Parker, Dario Gigena Treatment compliance and adherence Addiction medicine Reminding systems Cumplimiento y Adherencia al Tratamiento Medicina de las Adicciones Sistemas Recordatorios Introduction. The treatments for substance abuse are known for their high dropout rates and reduced adherence levels, making it necessary to develop strategies to increase adherence. Objective. To determine the effect of sending reminders before each scheduled appointment on attendance to the appointments in patients under treatment for problems due to substance abuse. Method. Inter-subject experimental design with control group was applied. In the study 74 patients took part (52.7% women, 47.3% men) from a public health care center in Cordoba (Argentina). Results: When compared with the control group, the patients who got remainders showed 14.9% more attendance to the appointments. Sex, age and type of service did not present significant effects regarding attendance rate. Discussion: Remainders could be an effective strategy to increase treatment adherence and optimize public resources for addiction care. Introducción. Los tratamientos por consumo de sustancias son reconocidos por altas tasas de abandono y reducidos niveles de adherencia, lo que hace necesario desarrollar estrategias eficaces para incrementar la adherencia a los mismos. Objetivo. Examinar el efecto del envío de recordatorios previos a cada turno programado sobre la asistencia a los turnos en pacientes bajo tratamiento por problemas derivados del uso de sustancias. Metodología. Se aplicó un diseño experimental inter-sujeto con grupo control. Participaron 74 pacientes (52,7% mujeres, 47,3% grupo experimentl) de un centro asistencial público de Córdoba (Argentina). Resultados. Comparados con el grupo control, los pacientes que recibieron recordatorios mostraron un porcentaje de asistencia a los turnos significativamente mayor. El sexo y la edad no presentaron efectos significativos sobre la tasa de asistencia. Discusión: Los recordatorios podrían ser una estrategia eficaz para incrementar la adherencia tratamientos y optimizar recursos públicos para la asistencia a adicciones. Introdução. Os tratamentos para o uso de substâncias são reconhecidos pelas altas taxas de desistência e baixos níveis de adesão, o que torna necessário o desenvolvimento de estratégias eficazes para aumentar a adesão aos mesmos. Objetivo. Examinar o efeito do envio de lembretes antes de cada cita programada no atendimento aos turnos de pacientes em tratamento para problemas derivados do uso de substâncias. Metodologia. Aplicou-se um projeto experimental intersujeitos com um grupo de controle. Participaram 74 pacientes (52,7% mulheres, 47,3% do grupo experimental) de um centro de saúde pública em Córdoba (Argentina). Resultados. Em comparação com o grupo de controle, os pacientes que receberam lembretes mostraram 14,9% de maior frequência nas citas. Sexo, idade e tipo de benefício não mostraram efeitos significativos na taxa de frequência. Discussão: Lembretes poderiam ser uma estratégia eficaz para aumentar a adesão ao tratamento e otimizar os recursos públicos para o cuidado das adicções. Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2020-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/30603 Revista de Salud Pública; Vol. 24 Núm. 3 (2020): Revista de Salud Pública; 95-101 1852-9429 1853-1180 10.31052/1853.1180.v24.n3 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/30603/31332 Derechos de autor 2020 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |